In Examining the Human Stress Response,you Can Conclude

question 5

Multiple Choice

In examining the human stress response,you can conclude:

• A) the fight-or-flight response is generally adaptive for modern-day stressors.
• B) the fight-or-flight response is generally not adaptive for modern-day stressors.
• C) the tend-and-befriend response is generally not adaptive for modern-day stressors.
• D) neither the fight-or-flight nor tend-and-befriend response are adaptive for modern-day stressors.

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Definitions:

Psychological Theory

A set of principles aimed at explaining and predicting behavior, emotions, and thoughts.

Sugar Pill

A placebo used in clinical trials, a harmless pill given to participants for psychological effect rather than for a medical effect.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or intervention being studied and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of that treatment.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of participants that receives the treatment or intervention being tested, contrasted with the control group.